The Water Is Wide

The Water Is Wide

6 | 2006-01-29 | Drama TV Movie

Pat Conroy, an ambitious, slightly rebellious idealistic teacher accepts Bennington county, SC's school board superintendent's offer to teach the all-black kids of the pauper fishery community on Yamacraw Island. Staffless 'head' mistress Brown incarnates stupidity and blind rule obedience, her didactic skills consisting in scolding and spanking her students. Pat moves heaven and earth to motivate and educate, but after finally getting trough to pupils and parents is refused contract renewal by the arch-conservative authorities.

Featured Crew

Pat Conroy Novel
William Cruse Production Design
Jonathan Estrin Screenplay
Kees Van Oostrum Director of Photography
Michael D. Ornstein Editor
Jeff Beal Music
John Kent Harrison Director
Alan Hook Graphic Designer

Cast

Robert Clotworthy
Robert Clotworthy
Narrator (voice)
Jeff Hephner
Jeff Hephner
Pat Conroy
Frank Langella
Frank Langella
Superintendent
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard
Mrs. Brown
James Murtaugh
James Murtaugh
Ezra Bennington
Stephen Ware
Stephen Ware
Chairman
Don A. King
Don A. King
Country Club Golfer
Michael Harding
Michael Harding
Ted Stone

Images

Recommendation Movies

A Quiet Place Part II
A Quiet Place Part II
7.5 | 2021-05-21
Science Fiction Thriller Horror
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
7.9 | 2014-10-01
Mystery Thriller Drama
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home
7.949 | 2021-12-15
Action Adventure Science Fiction
GoodFellas
GoodFellas
8.5 | 1990-09-12
Drama Crime
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
7.434 | 2019-07-24
Comedy Drama Thriller
Interstellar
Interstellar
8.5 | 2014-11-05
Adventure Drama Science Fiction
Enola Holmes
Enola Holmes
7.261 | 2020-09-23
Adventure Mystery Crime
Black Adam
Black Adam
6.881 | 2022-10-19
Action Adventure Science Fiction
Parasite
Parasite
8.502 | 2019-05-30
Comedy Thriller Drama
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place
7.4 | 2018-04-03
Horror Drama Science Fiction
Error
500

Whoops, something went wrong on our servers.